The Oxford Handbook of The History of Analytic Philosophy

Edited by Michael Beaney

Description

During the course of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy developed into the dominant philosophical tradition in the English-speaking world. In the last two decades, it has become increasingly influential in the rest of the world, from continental Europe to Latin America and Asia. At the same time there has been deepening interest in the origins and history of analytic philosophy, as analytic philosophers examine the foundations of their tradition and question many of the assumptions of their predecessors. This has led to greater historical self-consciousness among analytic philosophers and more scholarly work on the historical contexts in which analytic philosophy developed. This historical turn in analytic philosophy has been gathering pace since the 1990s, and the present volume is the most comprehensive collection of essays to date on the history of analytic philosophy. It contains state-of-the-art contributions from many of the leading scholars in the field, all of the contributions specially commissioned. The introductory essays discuss the nature and historiography of analytic philosophy, accompanied by a detailed chronology and bibliography. Part One elucidates the origins of analytic philosophy, with special emphasis on the work of Frege, Russell, Moore, and Wittgenstein. Part Two explains the development of analytic philosophy, from Oxford realism and logical positivism to the most recent work in analytic philosophy, and includes essays on ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy as well as on the areas usually seen as central to analytic philosophy, such as philosophy of language and mind. Part Three explores certain key themes in the history of analytic philosophy.

The Oxford Handbook of The History of Analytic Philosophy

Edited by Michael Beaney

Author Information

Michael Beaney, University of York

Michael Beaney is Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. He works on the history of analytic philosophy and on conceptions of analysis in the history of philosophy. He is the author of Frege: Making Sense (Duckworth, 1996), and editor of The Frege Reader (Blackwell, 1997), Gottlob Frege: Critical Assessments of Leading Philosophers (with Erich Reck; 4 vols., Routledge, 2005), and The Analytic Turn (Routledge, 2007). He is Editor of the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.

Contributors:

Maria Baghramian, University College DublinThomas Baldwin, University of YorkMichael Beaney, University of YorkTyler Burge, University of California, Los AngelesStewart Candlish, University of Western AustraliaAnnalisa Coliva, University of ModenaSean Crawford, University of ManchesterNic Damnjanovic, University of Western AustraliaJonathan Dancy, University of Reading/University of Texas at AustinCora Diamond, University of VirginiaJulia Driver, Washington University in St. LouisJuliet Floyd, Boston UniversityGottfried Gabriel, University of JenaRichard Gaskin, University of LiverpoolHanjo Glock, University of ZurichNicholas Griffin, McMaster UniversityPeter Hacker, Oxford UniversityGary Hatfield, University of PennsylvaniaRichard Heck, Brown UniversityDavid Hyder, University of OttawaPeter Hylton, University of Illinois at ChicagoAndrew Jorgensen, University College DublinMark Kalderon, University College LondonMichael Kremer, University of ChicagoPeter Lamarque, University of YorkBernard Linsky, University of AlbertaRobert May, University of California, DavisAlex Miller, University of OtagoCheryl Misak, University of TorontoJaroslav Peregrin, Charles University, PragueErich Reck, University of California, RiversideSanford Shieh, Wesleyan UniversityPeter Simons, Trinity College DublinJohn Skorupski, University of St AndrewsDavid Woodruff Smith, University of California, IrvineJamie Tappenden, University of MichiganMark Textor, King's College LondonCharles Travis, King's College LondonThomas Uebel, University of ManchesterJ. Wolff, University College London